Family: Adoxaceae
American elder, elderberry
[Sambucus simpsonii Rehder ex Sarg.]
Merel R. Black
Merel R. Black
University of Wisconsin - Madison (WIS-VP)
Etymology: Sambucus: from the Greek word sambuke for a musical instrument made from elderwood
Plants: perennial shrub
Leaves: Flowers: Fruits: Habitat: Hazardous: Careful, this plant is hazardous!
Conservation Status: Native
Plants: perennial shrub
Leaves: Flowers: Fruits: Habitat: Hazardous: Careful, this plant is hazardous!
Conservation Status: Native
Floristic Rating: Coefficient of Conservatism = 3, Wetland Indicator = FACW- USDA Plants Database: Federal Distribution and detailed information including photos University of Wisconsin - Green Bay: Shrubs: Photos, descriptions, information USGS - Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center: Wetland Plants and Plant Communities of Minnesota and Wisconsin Dan Tenaglia's The Missouri Flora: Fabulous photographs; detailed descriptions; color and leave arrangement key. David G. Smith's "Delaware Wilflowers": Beautiful photographs; descriptions Virginia Tech Dept. of Forestry, College of Natural Resources: detailed description and photographs Southwest School of Botanical Medicine: Britton & Brown Illustrated Flora - 2nd Edition (1913) "An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada" Landscape Plants of the Upper Midwest; UW-Extension: Interactive guide providing information on cultivation including: soil, zone, growth rate, landscape uses, pruning, light requirements; with photos and Latin name pronounciation
Merel R. Black
Merel R. Black
Paul Drobot
Kenneth J. Sytsma
Paul Drobot
Paul Drobot
Theodore S. Cochrane
Michael Clayton
Stephen L. Solheim
Paul Drobot
Paul Drobot
Paul Drobot
Derek Anderson
Botanical Illustration